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Egyptian Pyramids
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Erected between 2575-2465 BCE, the pyramids of Menakure, Khafre, and Khufu (from foreground to background) range in height from 481 feet (Khufu) to 218 feet (Menkaure). Originally covered in smooth limestone, only the top of Khafre retains this original outer casing.

The pyramids of Menkaure, Khafre and Khufu (from left), erected on the west bank of the Nile River. Built between 2575-2465 BCE to serve as burial monuments for three Egyptian kings, they were included among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.